General de Gaulle honors U.S. pilots.

General de Gaulle honors U.S. pilots. General Charles de Gaulle, President of the French Provisional Governement, pins the Croix to the jacket of Lt. Jesse R. Pitts, co-pilot of the C-54 Skymaster which was presented to the French leader September 24, 1945, at Orly Field, near Paris. Major William E. Johnson, pilot of the Skymaster, (standing next to Lieutenant Pitts) was also decorated with the Croix de Guerre. Lieutenant Pitts piloted General de Gaulle during his recent in the United States.